Selangor, Malaysia

Prime Minister Najib Razak knows that UMNO and the other BN component parties are in bad shape, all suffering from a bad image due to under-performance and gutter politicking.

I READ with amusement the Malaysia Chronicle report titled "Tee Keat to be the first ever Chinese 'Mentri Besar' of Selangor?" At the point of writing, the report attracted 275 comments from MC readers, testimony of the interest and excitement over such an appointment coming true.

What a responsibility it is to be hailed as a 'star of tomorrow'. These two hours of music-making was a showcase for the Talent Makers Academy of Petaling Jaya , featuring young musicians from Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

PETALING JAYA: Dog owners and their canine companions gathered at a unique event here ahead of Valentine's Day to demonstrate the strong bond between man and his best friend.

GENTING HIGHLANDS: Selangor takes the lion's share of dengue cases nationwide with 1,271 out of 2,854 cases reported in the state from January this year, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Speculation is swirling on both sides of the political divide that Pandan MP and former MCA president Ong Tee Keat will be made the first Chinese Mentri Besar or chief minister of Selangor, if the Umno-BN coalition manages to retake the state in the 13th general election, widely expected to be held this year.

The NFC fiasco has been haunting a number of VVIPs, including several Ministers and even a few corporate figures.

KUALA LUMPUR PKR's retreat at the end of the month will be the party's largest ever as it seeks to streamline its election strategy before federal polls that must be called in the next 14 months.

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no plans to extradite a Malaysian, currently under Indonesian police custody, to facilitate investigations in connection with the leaked semi-nude photographs of Selangor exco member Elizabeth Wong.

REWARDED WITH AWARDS Siem Reap's Soria Moria boutique hotel, run by Norwegian, Kristin Holdo Hansen , has been nominated for a Tourism of Tomorrow Award from the World Travel and Tourism Council.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 -- Police investigations have yet to establish any link between the death of Master Builders Association of Malaysia former president Datuk Patrick Wong Kie Yik and the alleged sand-mining scandal in Selangor, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said Friday.

PAS's Khalid Samad today denied allegations that Shah Alam had become a "morally decadent" city under Pakatan Rakyat , saying that the Selangor government had taken all steps to combat prostitution and the open sale of alcohol.

PETALING JAYA: Blogger-in-exile Raja Petra Kamarudin has accused two Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen of being involved in a sand mining scandal in Selangor.

Since he is MCA chief, it is expected that Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek would criticise and exchange barbs with his political opponents in the DAP and the other Pakatan Rakyat parties.

It looks like Umno and its media are now back to their favorite gutter politicking again.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have received confirmation that the man arrested in Batam for possession of fake identification documents was indeed Malaysian fugitive Azmin Helmi.

KFC Malaysia' s kitchen staff has gone violent in which the customer was attacked due to miscommunication and strangest thing possible when the customer was in displeasure of waiting for almost an hour for the fried chicken.

The LionsXII drew 1-1 with arch-rivals Selangor in a pulsating Malaysia Super League tie at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Following former Selangor state Exco Dr Hasan Ali's decision not to appeal his sacking from PAS, he has been told to vacate the Gombak Setia state assembly seat he won on a PAS ticket in 2008.

Thaipusam cheer: Najib and Sri Maha Mariamman Temple committee chairman Datuk R. Nadarajah waving to the crowd at Batu Caves in Selangor yesterday.